Bearing from Terra (relative to Core) (degrees): |
25 |
Distance from Terra: | 8 kpsc |
Other location data: |
Kef is a space settlement orbiting Tuatha IX, a large gas giant in the Phuctra sector. In The Leaves of October, Kef was described this way: "It is an untidy thing, a construct of glass, metal and light that resembles a birds nest as much as it does a spaceship or Human city."
Primary: | Tuatha |
Spectral Class: | K |
Mass: | 0.74 |
Luminosity: | 0.12 |
Planet |
Name | Distance (million km) |
Revolution (Terran days) |
Revolution (Terran years) |
Type | Mass (Terra=1) |
Diameter (Terra = 1) |
Rotation (hours) |
Inclination (degrees) |
Moons |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24.30 | 43.91 | 0.12 | Rocky | 1.54 | 0.80 | 15.32 | 2.43 | 2 | |
2 | 42.53 | 101.66 | 0.28 | Asteroids | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
3 | 60.75 | 173.58 | 0.48 | Rocky | 1.70 | 0.75 | 18.41 | 3.93 | 0 | |
4 | 97.20 | 351.31 | 0.96 | Rocky | 0.92 | 0.69 | 18.48 | 0.21 | 0 | |
5 | 170.10 | 813.29 | 2.23 | Jovian | 45 | 9.63 | 4.05 | 1.39 | 9 | |
6 | 315.91 | 2058.31 | 5.64 | Jovian | 54 | 9.50 | 4.46 | 4.50 | 2 | |
7 | 607.52 | 5489.16 | 15.03 | Jovian | 43 | 10.96 | 7.57 | 4.01 | 12 | |
8 | 1190.73 | 15062.25 | 41.24 | Rocky | 2.63 | 0.92 | 23.35 | 5.83 | 0 | |
9 | * | 2357.17 | 41952.06 | 114.86 | Jovian | 90 | 14.60 | 7.91 | 1.01 | 18 |
Founded: | TE 19 |
Social Characteristics: | |
Population: |
Overview:
The Tuatha system, containing four large gas giant planets, is
located close to trade lanes. It was an ideal refueling stop for
military and merchant vessels alike. Since there was no habitable
planet in the system, the Imperial Navy
built a space settlement around Tuatha
IX, the outermost and largest of the gas giants. Kef Settlement
expanded haphazardly over the decades. Because of its attractive
location and constant traffic, Kef Settlement became a trade leader
in the area. After the Empire's fall, Kef
maintained a precarious independence, mostly because of treaties
with the Credixian Imperium.